Help with fault analysis in the event of claims concerning noise from a manual gearbox
| Help with fault analysis in the event of claims concerning noise from a manual gearbox |
Transmission noise may not always come from the manual gearbox. The following table should be used to reduce noise relating to the F 17 manual gearbox.
1. The car is stationary and the engine is idling
| The noise only arises when the clutch pedal is depressed: | ||
| Type of noise | Extra information | Action |
| Bearing noise | Vibrating clutch pedal | Check the clutch plate. Check the position of the clutch delivery line. |
| Knocking noise | Audible sound, usually at lower engine speeds. | Further fault diagnosis on the engine |
| The noise arises irrespective of clutch pedal position: | ||
| Type of noise | Extra information | Action |
| - | Vibrating clutch pedal | Localise the noise source on the engine |
| The noise increases when the clutch pedal is depressed: | ||
| Type of noise | Extra information | Action |
| - | The noise comes from the engine | Check the central clutch release bearing |
| Rattling | With gear engaged | Check the synchromesh of the gear |
2. The car is being driven
| The noise occurs only with depressed clutch pedal: | ||
| Type of noise | Extra information | Action |
| Howling, whining The noise depends on the loading condition in all gears: | The noise increases with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or reverse gears engaged and with higher speed | Change the pinion of the respective gear and the gear wheel block |
| The noise increases predominantly in 4th gear and is audible in all the other gears | Check the differential gears, replace if necessary | |
| Rattling | Audible with change from 2-1 | Check the synchromesh of the 5th gear |
| Audible with acceleration from low engine speed and in each gear engaged | Check the tooth flank clearance on the wheel pair for the gear in question and replace if necessary | |
| Scraping/slipping sound | When stationary and without depressed clutch pedal, gears not synchronous | |
| The sound reduces when the gears are asynchronised | Check the synchromesh on every asynchronised gear | |
| The sound increases when the gears are asynchronised | Check the selector forks on each asynchronised gear and the track in the synchromesh hub or sleeve | Replace the pertinent selector fork/ synchromesh sleeve or hub |
| Sound unchanged | Check the play between the clutch gears and the baulk rings Check the tooth flank backlash between the gear wheel block and the pinion | Change the complete bearing housing |
| The source of the noise cannot be detected using the fault diagnosis described above: Investigate and locate the noise at shaft bearings, wheel bearings and drive shafts | ||
